Studio Artists

Dennis Keeley

DENNIS KEELEY PHOTOGRAPHY: 25 YEARS OF MUSIC
“In his book,”Photography, A Very Short Introduction,” the author, Steve
Edwards complains that photography runs in all directions, permeating
diverse aspects of society. He also states that, “Trying to account for
photography as a whole is akin to a history, or a museum of writing: it is
best shown by the uses in the institutions or tasks in which it was put to
work.”
In the 80’s and 90’s the music industry supported a remarkable variety of
music and image production. Cultural shifting plus advances in technology
invited interesting experimentations in package design, and a celebration
of the creation of iconic photographs. The industry’s use of pictures as
accompaniment to the music, made for an incredibly rich and creative
atmosphere for artists and image makers. I think the pictures that I made
invited people to enjoy a layered and imaginative visual story that was
always somewhat mysteriously inspired by the music. While every story was
different, every image always had a story.”

Art Education at the Gate

Angels Gate Cultural Center’s goal is to provide exposure to the arts for all community members to experience professional arts instruction by offering moderately priced community classes. The Artist-in-Classrooms program places professional artists in classrooms for skill-based arts education. With the inclusion of the Model Art School component, it has been able to provide diversified arts education for all classrooms at one school. This component continues to build our vision of stabilizing and expanding arts integration in each of the schools for all students.